Abstract
In OHT recipients, pathologic evaluation of the heart during acute rejection can show involvement of both the conduction system and the myocardium. We here describe the cases of a 9-year-old male with DCM and a 13-year-old female with RCM, who developed third-degree PAVB associated with acute rejection 36 months and 24 months after OHT, respectively. We conclude that PAVB could be considered an early sign of acute rejection after OHT in children who exhibit post-transplantation presyncope or syncope.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Pediatric Transplantation |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 2016 |
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Keywords
- Atrioventricular block
- Heart transplantation
- Pediatric age
- Rejection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Transplantation
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Paroxysmal atrioventricular block after heart transplantation in children : An early sign of rejection? / Grutter, Giorgia; Alfieri, Sara; Calcagni, Giulio; Castelluzzo, Maria Assunta; Silvetti, Massimo Stefano; Parisi, Francesco; Drago, Fabrizio.
In: Pediatric Transplantation, 2016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Paroxysmal atrioventricular block after heart transplantation in children
T2 - An early sign of rejection?
AU - Grutter, Giorgia
AU - Alfieri, Sara
AU - Calcagni, Giulio
AU - Castelluzzo, Maria Assunta
AU - Silvetti, Massimo Stefano
AU - Parisi, Francesco
AU - Drago, Fabrizio
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In OHT recipients, pathologic evaluation of the heart during acute rejection can show involvement of both the conduction system and the myocardium. We here describe the cases of a 9-year-old male with DCM and a 13-year-old female with RCM, who developed third-degree PAVB associated with acute rejection 36 months and 24 months after OHT, respectively. We conclude that PAVB could be considered an early sign of acute rejection after OHT in children who exhibit post-transplantation presyncope or syncope.
AB - In OHT recipients, pathologic evaluation of the heart during acute rejection can show involvement of both the conduction system and the myocardium. We here describe the cases of a 9-year-old male with DCM and a 13-year-old female with RCM, who developed third-degree PAVB associated with acute rejection 36 months and 24 months after OHT, respectively. We conclude that PAVB could be considered an early sign of acute rejection after OHT in children who exhibit post-transplantation presyncope or syncope.
KW - Atrioventricular block
KW - Heart transplantation
KW - Pediatric age
KW - Rejection
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U2 - 10.1111/petr.12832
DO - 10.1111/petr.12832
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JO - Pediatric Transplantation
JF - Pediatric Transplantation
SN - 1397-3142
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